MOONLIGHT SAVIOR

rk, but the night had shifted, something had changed. The air felt thick, charged with a str

roat, surprised, even terrified by the sound. Her heart skipped in fear, but before she could process what had happened, the pain in her limb

the bed as the sensation tightened around her chest. No, no, no... She thought

pale. She barely recognized the woman staring back at her, her pupils were dilated, and her skin f

unnatu

spered, her voice trembling. This

rmation was

of it, Ethan's voice sounded from behin

ing in her chest, there was something about him, something she couldn't explain that made her feel... tethered. Not safe

ooth and graceful, like a predator in the wil

ds to match the turmoil inside. "I don't kn

or a moment, the heat from his touch spread through her, grounding her in a way she couldn't expl

Trust y

st animalistic. Her hands clenched into fists, nails digging into her palms, as she fought to hold herself together. But

asped, "I don'

d to her knees, gasping for air. The world around her seemed to blur, and she felt her senses sharpen-every s

ng her once more. He knelt beside her, his eyes neve

ing within her, stirring beneath her skin, calling to her. The world outside felt irrelevant, she was only aware of him, of Ethan. He was a part of

she gasped again, barely ab

he watched her struggle. "You're becoming what you were always meant to be,"

ploding-she could hear every creak of the wood in the cabin, every rustle of the wind outside. She cou

ched her fists, her nails now impossibly sharp, and in the mirror, she saw the glowing golden light of her eyes-the same color as Ethan's. Her mouth op

h fear and awe. "What... am I?" Her voic

g and something deeper, something protective. "You're